Youth Education
Nature School, school field programs, and leadership expeditions that put students on the land through the school year.
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Philanthropic Investment
Foundation & Grant Partners
A trusted steward for philanthropic investment in land, young people, and community.
Why foundations partner with Heart-J Center
Heart-J Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization at Sylvan Dale Ranch in Loveland, Colorado. We manage philanthropic investment in conservation, education, youth development, veterans, and community resilience.
Permanently Protected Land
Most of the 960 acres in our care is under conservation easement, so grant investment lands on ground that stays protected.
Programs Already Running
Youth, veteran, workforce, and stewardship programs operate on an annual calendar with staff, partners, and participants in place.
Honest Reporting
Participation, outcomes, and stewardship results are tracked and reported as they happened, including what did not work.
Institutional Collaboration
Work is carried out with schools, universities, agencies, watershed groups, and veteran organizations rather than in isolation.
Financial Transparency
Form 990, audited statements, board roster, and operating budget documentation are available to funding partners on request.
Long Horizon
Stewardship of this valley is a multi-generational commitment, not a grant cycle.
The work at a glance
Verified organizational figures, maintained centrally across the site.
24,000+
People Served
People served through education, wellness, leadership, and outdoor experiences.
18,000+
Colorado Youth
Colorado youth connected with nature, learning, and one another.
960 Acres
Land Stewarded
Of forest, meadow, wildlife habitat, and backcountry land cared for across the Sylvan Dale landscape.
Since 2014
A Decade of Work
A decade of learning, healing, leadership, and stewardship rooted in place.
$2.75 Million
Conservation Lands Entrusted
Appraised value of the conservation lands entrusted to our care.
Most of the 960 acres are protected by conservation easements held by Larimer County and Colorado Open Lands.
Current areas of investment
Program budgets, scopes, and timelines are shared during conversation and shaped around a funder's priorities.
Conservation & Stewardship
Wildfire mitigation, watershed and riparian restoration, wildlife habitat, and easement monitoring across the property.
See the ProgramVeterans & First Responders
Retreats and land-based programs serving veterans, first responders, and their families.
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H.O.L.L.S. trains students in horsemanship, land management, and skilled trades with a path toward employment.
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Certificate-track instruction in backcountry skills, stewardship practice, and field science for adults.
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Rebuilding the backcountry camp that supports retreats, field crews, and long-stay stewardship work.
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ELEVATE brings mental health, connection, and resilience programming to Northern Colorado.
See the ProgramCurrent and previous grant support
Foundations, agencies, institutions, and organizations whose grant support and collaboration carry this work, including The Colorado Trust.
Foundation and Philanthropic Partners
The Colorado Trust
Combat Recovery FoundationEducational and Program Partners
Colorado State University
Girl Scouts of ColoradoCommunity Partners
UCHealth
Big Thompson Watershed Coalition
Project Healing Waters
Rotary Club of LovelandGrant opportunities
We welcome conversation before a proposal. Tell us your program areas, geography, and timeline, and we will respond with the projects that fit, the budget detail behind them, and the reporting you can expect.
- Program and general operating support
- Capital and infrastructure projects, including Cow Camp
- Capacity building and staff development
- Multi-year commitments tied to measurable outcomes
- Collaborative and pooled funding with other grantmakers
Request Organizational Materials
Form 990, audited financial statements, operating budget, board roster, strategic plan, impact reporting, and insurance and easement documentation are available to prospective funding partners.
Heart-J Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tax ID 46-4993961.
Explore partnership opportunities
Share your foundation or agency priorities and what you need from us. We will follow up with program detail, budgets, and documentation.